Skip to main content
HR 2544 106th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Civil procedure Class actions (Civil procedure) Collection agencies Collection of accounts Commerce Consumer credit Consumer education Consumer protection Damages Debtor and creditor Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Federally-assisted loans Federally-guaranteed loans Financial statements Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government lending

Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999

Introduced: July 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jul 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jul 16, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "communication" any actions taken pursuant to Federal or State rules of civil procedure, or a nonjudicial foreclosure; and (2) permit collection activities and communications during the 30 days following initial notice to the consumer about a debt collection unless the consumer requests cessation of such activities.

Extends to any series of class actions arising out of the same violations by the same debt collector the current limit on the total amount of the debt collector's liability for additional damages that can be awarded to a plaintiff in the case of a successful class action to enforce liability of a noncompliant debt collector. Disallows recovery to the consumer of attorney's fees accruing after the consumer's refusal of such debt collector's settlement offer, if the amount of the final judgment awarded to the consumer is less than such offer.

Shields a debt collector from liability in the case of good faith compliance with Federal or State rules of civil procedure.

Exempts from certain debt collection disclosure requirements those mortgage servicers for which delinquent debt collection is secondary to the servicing of federally related mortgage loans secured by a first lien. Requires such mortgage servicers to furnish the debtor with certain validation statements prior to debt acceleration.

What's happening now July 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2